Cape May has decided against banning smoking on its beaches, public parks and oceanfront walkway -- for now, at least.

The city council in the resort city and New Jersey's southern tip voted 2-2 on the ban at Monday's meeting with one council member absent.

That means the ban isn't going into effect.

But anti-smoking activists say they're optimistic that council will bring the issue up again soon.

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